Staff / TruthdigAug 28, 2006
The first person to tell reporters that Valerie Plame worked for the CIA was not, apparently, someone in Dick Cheney's circle out to smear Plame as a way of getting back at her husband, who had criticized the administration. Rather, it was then-Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, who didn't have an ax to grind, who didn't know Plame was an undercover operative, and who was apparently just passing on gossip, according to a new book. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 14, 2006
"The Daily Show" host pointed out the hypocrisy in Sean Hannity's double standard on the ethics of leaking classified information, and slammed Robert Novak for making light of destroying CIA agent Valerie Plame's career. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 14, 2006
From the AP: The CIA officer whose identity was leaked to reporters sued Vice President Dick Cheney, his former top aide and presidential advisor Karl Rove on Thursday, accusing them and other White House officials of conspiring to destroy her career. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJul 12, 2006
Columnist Robert Novak revealed for the first time, in a column to be released Wednesday, that both Karl Rove and former CIA spokesman Bill Harlow had confirmed Valerie Plame's status as a CIA agent He said that this occurred only after another administration official first supplied him with the info
This is not a huge deal, relatively speaking, but certainly of interest to Plamegate junkies
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Staff / TruthdigJul 4, 2006
The president told federal investigators that he ordered Vice President Cheney to personally lead an effort to counter the allegations made by former Ambassador Joe Wilson that the White House had misrepresented intelligence to make the case to go to war with Iraq, according to people familiar with Bush's statement, as quoted by Murray Waas of the National Journal.
If this story is correct, this not only links Bush with the CIA leak case, it puts him squarely at its helm. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 14, 2006
That's the word from special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald and Rove's lawyer. This comes after months of behind-the-scenes negotiations between the two sides. Bush called Fitzgerald's conduct throughout the proceeding "dignified." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 9, 2006
Murray Waas at the National Journal has another sizzling scoop: Then-Atty Gen John Ashcroft continued to oversee the Valerie Plame-CIA leak probe long after he learned that top White House officials were suspected of involvement (He didn't recuse himself from the investigation for two months)
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Staff / TruthdigMay 26, 2006
Muckraking journalist extraordinaire Murray Waas reports that investigators suspect that columnist Robert Novak called Karl Rove to concoct a cover story that would protect Rove in the Valerie Plame leak investigation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 14, 2006
Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has disclosed handwritten notes by the vice president that ask whether former Ambassador Joe Wilson was sent to Niger on a "junket" by his wife. The notes appear on a copy of Wilson's N.Y. Times Op-Ed piece that kicked off the controversy. (via Huff Po) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 2, 2006
Remember Valerie Plame Wilson? Well, she was apparently working on Iran when she was outed as a CIA agent by Robert Novak, and the outing allegedly damaged America's ability to track Iran's nuclear ambitions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 15, 2006
We know: "Duh!" right? Well, here's what's new: The author of this article, using newly surfaced Libby testimony, all but accuses Cheney of outing Valerie Plame as a CIA agent--which has been widely suspected but never confirmed. The National Journal's Murray Waas (the country's leading news-breaker on this story) has the scoop. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 24, 2006
A little-noticed three-year-old executive order vastly expanded the powers of the vice president and illuminates how Cheney and his minions led us into war. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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